ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola pushing upward

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures continued higher on Thursday morning, attempting to add to yesterday’s increases. However, there was pressure from the advancing Prairie harvest and comparable oils. Manitoba reported yesterday that its overall harvest was 72 per cent completed, with 76 per cent of canola combined. Saskatchewan […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures traded both sides of unchanged on Wednesday as mixed-to-weaker cash markets and a continued tight supply of cattle buffeted futures, analysts said. Industry experts said the U.S.-Mexico border is likely to be closed to cattle imports for the foreseeable future as the flesh-eating screwworm parasite spreads. […] Read more


Canadian Financial Close: C$ weakens Wednesday

Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was weaker relative to its United States counterpart on Wednesday, with a slowdown in the manufacturing sector underscoring expectations for another interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada      The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7174 or US$1=C$1.3940, which compares with Monday’s close of US$0.7183 or US$1=C$1.3921. There was […] Read more









North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola, soybeans make gains

Glacier FarmMedia -– Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange corrected themselves on Wednesday after the November contract dropped below C$600/tonne for a brief period. Stronger soybean and vegetable oil prices underpinned gains.      An analyst said the slow pace of exports and the ongoing canola harvest are pressuring prices. Another analyst said the contract might […] Read more

ICE Midday: Canola hits critical price level

Glacier FarmMedia – The November canola contract on the Intercontinental Exchange dipped below C$600 per tonne earlier today before returning above that mark. An analyst said the slow pace of exports and the ongoing canola harvest are pressuring prices. Another analyst said the contract might test March lows at around C$580/tonne. Both of them doubt […] Read more